Meanings
nounmaggid (plural maggids or maggidim)
plural maggids · plural maggidim · alternative magid
- JudaismA teacher of the Torah in Eastern Europe.
כוח התפילה של רבי שלמה חוזר בצורה רכה ומתונה יותר באחד התלמידים הצעירים ביותר של המגיד הגדול, רבי ישראל המגיד מקוזניץ.
1947, Martin Buber, “Introduction”, in Olga Marx, transl., Tales of the Hasidim, third edition, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, published 1991, →ISBN, section 6, page 31
Origin
- Hebrewמַגִּיד
- Englishmaggid
From Hebrew מַגִּיד.
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APA
maggid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggid
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“maggid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maggid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggid.
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